I got the opportunity to return to Modesto Junior College and share my work with Melanie's SOCIO 156 Mexican Culture in US class again.
Last year was my first visit but things have happened since. I've taken some big losses.
On the drive back home to Ontario last year I got a phone call from my Dad telling me my Grandpa had just passed. Four months later my Dad joined him The following month, my Maternal Grandmother, Socorro, also said, "Ay te Watcho" and went home to be with her Ruco, my Grandpa Chino.
I was entrusted with old family photos and volunteered to create slideshows celebrating their lives.
I did the best I could and created slideshows I'd hoped they'd be proud of but they also had me thinking of all the things I didn't know about them.
Experiences and favorite memories they never shared and maybe would've included if they made their own slideshows.
I'm a firm believer in the idea that "Nobody will tell our stories as good as we will." and it never hit closer to home than now.
So thankful for Melanie, always encouraging me to step out of my comfort zone brcause that's how we grow.
